some night nappying guidelines i have read about, tried, worked for us, so we keep on using them (hope some might help you)

- avoid using PUL at night (long nappy wear), use wool or fleece for waterproof outer instead

- don't tuck in singlets, tops etc, avoid onesies with tight crotches - esp withthe snaps up the crotch (compression leaks)

- use a loose highly breathable sleeping bag instead of pj bottoms, if your pj botttoms are getting wet

- use clothing for bed that is natural fibres, not synthetics - they breathe better

- if child sleeps on tummy, put extra boosting on tummy side of nappy, do the reverse if they sleep on their back

- for young bub, change at every feed over night

- for heavy wetter, if child wakes during night, change them then

If wool is too much for you to consider right now (lanolising, handwashing etc - which is not hard, but it IS one extra step to do), think about fleece night covers.

they can be machine washed, adn dry very fast, so you don't need many of them (if you wash the MCN daily). examples are Bear Bottoms night weight covers, pullon style, so no snaps or velcro to deal with in the middle of the night.

there are many dedicated night nappies on the market, they cost more than day nappies, cos there are DOUBLE the amount of absorbent fabric layers in them, so do your reserach carefully before you buy one.

measure your child's rise especially, no point buying a great nappy, if it shows heaps of bottom crack *and therefore will not have PooTainment Value for your child.

find out as much as you can about night nappy products, look at reviews, ask the seller all your questions, try and find night nappies that are similar (in closure and fit) to the nappies that suit your child in the daytime.

your child might be great in low rise nappies for day, but for night, you really need HIGH RISE nappies (for the containtment needs, lying down for such a long time, wriggling aroudn etc).

night nappies are extremely do-able, as in, we have not had a leak in two years, but learning what to look for, does help.

i read heaps of posts on Nappycino on the "Sagas on the night nappies" forum, to help me work it out. Learn from other people's mistakes, cos night nappies are too exxy to learn by buying the wrong ones (for your child).

when people give you recommendatoins, unless THEIR child is a similar wetter to yours, similar body build etc, not much chop. All night nappies work for different bubs.

i recommend the Kester Kovers AIO on the possumpouches website, but not as a night nappy for EVERY child, i just know that one has been excellent on my child. (medium wetter, from 7kg to now, 11.6kg at two years old).

Night nappies with Malden Mills fleece on the outer (windpro or 300wt) is a good sign to look out for too. Or night covers made out of that same fabric.

We started using wool about four months after baby arrived. Very impressed with wool, after thinking i would be too scared to use it! we use woollen handknits like shorties. so easy, they do up with drawstring, no elastic on their thighs.

hth